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La promesse
Uniform Title
Promesse (Motion picture)
Title
La promesse / Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Hassen Daldoul, Claude Waringo, Jacqueline Pierreux présentent ; Les films du fleuve, Touza Productions & Touza Films, Samsa Film, RTBF ; un film de Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne ; scénario, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
ISBN
9781604656152
1604656158
Edition
Director approved Blu-ray special ed.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, ©2012.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Blu-ray release date: Aug. 14, 2012.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by Alain Marcoen; conversation between film critic Scott Foundas and filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne; new interview with actors Jérémie Renier and Olivier Gourmet; trailer; new English subtitle translation; plus, a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones.
Director of photography, Alain Marcoen ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Jean-Marie Billy, Denis M'Punga.
French dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Summary
An absorbing drama about a Belgian teenager who is gradually coming to understand the implications of his father making a living off of abusing illegal alien workers.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
March 21, 2019
Series
The Criterion collection ; 620
Credits
Director of photography, Alain Marcoen ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo ; music, Jean-Marie Billy, Denis M'Punga.
Cast
Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouédraogo, Rasmané Ouedraogo, Frédérique Bodson.
System details note
Blu-ray; region A; (1.66:1) widescreen; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Videorecording number
CC2168BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Motion pictures - Belgium.
Motion pictures - France.
Motion pictures - Luxembourg.
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Also listed under
Films du fleuve (Firm)
Touza productions.
Touza films (Firm)
Samsa film (Firm)
Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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